Bandai DX VF-31

[mamboeidos]

1 minute ago, mechaninac said:

Screw this!  Maybe I'll get one at or close to release, and if I don't, much like the Kairos, it won't be the end of the world.  Good night, all.

oh man...I hope mine is secured..... 

[davidwhangchoi]

i got to check out on Nippon Yasan but decided to not go through with it. 2 is good enough for me.  

thanks guys again for the links! goodnight

[sumyumgoy]

3 minutes ago, Kinzoku VF said:

Anyone got it from NY or was it just a "fake" preorder? They cancelled my order too....

I think there were some that got their orders through even though it said at payment that it was sold out.

[UN Spacy]

Lettuce discuss why Amazon Japan isn't shipping to the US.

 

This does not bode well for future Macross DX's.

[Valkyrie2008]

I have one from AmiAmi that I don't intend to keep, I'll keep the one from NY, how should I release this?

[Chronocidal]

2 minutes ago, Shizuka the Cat said:

My pleasure. 

I just feel bad that some here may not have been able to pre-order the VF-31E. 

This was one of the hardest to get pre-order madness events that I think I have ever seen.

This was like a non-stop page snafu pileup.  I don't think I've ever seen CD Japan behave that badly, and every site except HLJ refused to load anything for me past the "preorder" link until they were sold out.

[rdrunner]

Just now, UN Spacy said:

Lettuce discuss why Amazon Japan isn't shipping to the US.

 

This does not bode well for future Macross DX's.

I think amazon is a bit random when it comes to the international shipping policies for PO valks. I wonder if HG had anything to do with it, seriously. 

[Chronocidal]

Just now, Valkyrie2008 said:

I have one from AmiAmi that I don't intend to keep, I'll keep the one from NY, how should I release this?

Keep the order, and resell it here, I'd say, unless you can't pay for it.  Letting it go now just means it gets lost somewhere in the internet, probably never to be seen again.

[Shizuka the Cat]

1 minute ago, UN Spacy said:

Lettuce discuss why Amazon Japan isn't shipping to the US.

 

This does not bode well for future Macross DX's.

Oh, that's an easy one to answer.

The VF-31E was never sold by AmazonJP itself, but rather thru a few secondary vendors thru the AmazonJP website. While AmazonJP would ship to the US if they were the direct seller, that does not apply to those secondary sellers.

[TacticalNuclearPenguin]

Just now, rdrunner said:

I think amazon is a bit random when it comes to the international shipping policies for PO valks. I wonder if HG had anything to do with it, seriously. 

Which is odd, since I was able to preorder the Arcadia VE-1 Elintseeker just a couple of days ago on Amazon JP

[rdrunner]

Just now, Shizuka the Cat said:

Oh, that's an easy one to answer.

The VF-31E was never sold by AmazonJP itself, but rather thru a few secondary vendors thru the AmazonJP website. While AmazonJP would ship to the US if they were the direct seller, that does not apply to those secondary sellers.

I’m not sure about that. When it gave me the error message on shipping I did go back and recheck the seller, and it was indeed amazon.jp GK. 

[Valkyrie2008]

1 minute ago, Chronocidal said:

Keep the order, and resell it here, I'd say, unless you can't pay for it.  Letting it go now just means it gets lost somewhere in the internet, probably never to be seen again.

Gotcha, ok night all.

[WaferMouse]

Here's a sleepy post-preorder Pandora to lull you to sleep.

 

[rdrunner]

1 minute ago, TacticalNuclearPenguin said:

Which is odd, since I was able to preorder the Arcadia VE-1 Elintseeker just a couple of days ago on Amazon JP

Yes I also PO’d the VE-1 from them so it does seem a bit odd that it’s different for the 31E. 

[spacemanoeuvres]

It was available directly from amazon.jp they just wouldn't ship to some countries.  It seems a bit random what they will and will not ship.

[Shizuka the Cat]

Just now, rdrunner said:

I’m not sure about that. When it gave me the error message on shipping I did go back and recheck the seller, and it was indeed amazon.jp GK. 

Oh?  I never did see one sold from amazon.jp GK.  But are usually the ones to disappear first.

[Killaforevah]

I guess I'm late to the party, is anything left?

[Guyffon]

The internet was fine for me, but i usually could get a po at ami ami, but i got the sold out notice when i clicked on the preorder button, lucky for me cdjapan came through for me

Edited February 1, 2019 by Guyffon

[Shizuka the Cat]

DX Chogokin VF-31E pre-order

AVAILABLE:

 

QUESTIONABLE REPUTATION:

$279.90 - Kurama Shop  http://www.bandaionline.com/dx-chogokin-vf-31e-siegfried-chuck-mustang-custom-macross-delta-action-figure/

 

SOLD OUT:

18,400 yen - Nippon-Yasan  https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/27357-macross-delta-dx-chogokin-vf-31e-siegfried-chuck-mustang-custom.html

$191.38 - Nin-Nin  https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/japanese-import-hobbies-toys-game-character/30406-macross-delta-vf-31e-siegfried-chuck-mustang-use-dx-chogokin--4573102556523.html

20,150 yen - Ami-Ami  https://www.amiami.com/eng/special/?page=FIGURE-045897

20,900 yen - Hobby Search  https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10589490

22,000 yen - CDJapan  http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/NEOGDS-321622

22,000 yen - Hobby Link Japan  https://hlj.com/dx-chogokin-vf-31e-siegfried-chuck-mustang-use-bans55652

[mcfly50]

Ami kept adding items to my cart (except chuck) when I went to check out. It was weird. Anyone else see that?

[rdrunner]

1 minute ago, spacemanoeuvres said:

It was available directly from amazon.jp they just wouldn't ship to some countries.  It seems a bit random what they will and will not ship.

Can anyone help me do a recap of which POs sold by amazon.jp (non third party seller) shipped internationally?

DX VF-1J - yes

HMR VF-4 - yes

HMR VF-1D - yes

DX YF-19 - no? Can’t remember

VF-31E - no

any others?

[Chronocidal]

I wonder if demand for this one was artificially inflated by resellers jumping on the completionist exploitation bandwagon.  Demand for this one shouldn't really be any higher than any of the others, except as the final piece to a set.

We'll see how hard it is to get at release, I guess.  Maybe people are anticipating the demand once his armor parts get released.

[Guyffon]

1 minute ago, Killaforevah said:

I guess I'm late to the party, is anything left?

Its one of the hotter items so far and most places are sold out, I guess you have to wait or check other sites, I noticed that biginjapan hasnt have a PO page for it yet, maybe you can try there

[gulan]

Just now, rdrunner said:

Can anyone help me do a recap of which POs sold by amazon.jp (non third party seller) shipped internationally?

DX VF-1J - yes

HMR VF-4 - yes

HMR VF-1D - yes

DX YF-19 - no? Can’t remember

VF-31E - no

any others?

yes on yf-19.  got mine from them also.

[spacemanoeuvres]

I got a confirmation from HLJ but I don't see anything in my orders when I login...hmmmm

[rdrunner]

Just now, gulan said:

yes on yf-19.  got mine from them also.

Thanks! Somehow I got the impression that this wasn’t the first Macross PO that they had refused to ship overseas, but can’t remember which one. 

[Shizuka the Cat]

AVAILABLE:

22,000 yen - Anime Export  http://www.anime-export.com/product/42938

 

QUESTIONABLE REPUTATION:

$191.38  price increased to $224.96 - Nin-Nin  https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/japanese-import-hobbies-toys-game-character/30406-macross-delta-vf-31e-siegfried-chuck-mustang-use-dx-chogokin--4573102556523.html

$279.90 - Kurama Shop  http://www.bandaionline.com/dx-chogokin-vf-31e-siegfried-chuck-mustang-custom-macross-delta-action-figure/

 

SOLD OUT:

18,400 yen - Nippon-Yasan  https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/27357-macross-delta-dx-chogokin-vf-31e-siegfried-chuck-mustang-custom.html

20,150 yen - Ami-Ami  https://www.amiami.com/eng/special/?page=FIGURE-045897

20,900 yen - Hobby Search  https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10589490

22,000 yen - CDJapan  http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/NEOGDS-321622

22,000 yen - Hobby Link Japan  https://hlj.com/dx-chogokin-vf-31e-siegfried-chuck-mustang-use-bans55652

Edited February 1, 2019 by Shizuka the Cat

[Chronocidal]

1 minute ago, spacemanoeuvres said:

I got a confirmation from HLJ but I don't see anything in my orders when I login...hmmmm

Those can take a little while to process.  I wouldn't worry if you have the confirmation email.

[Guyffon]

http://www.bandaionline.com/dx-chogokin-vf-31e-siegfried-chuck-mustang-custom-macross-delta-action-figure/

 

not sure if legit

[Shizuka the Cat]

Updates: 

Now available on Anime-Export. 

Price increased on Nin-Nin. 

See my post above.

Edited February 1, 2019 by Shizuka the Cat

[spacemanoeuvres]

AE sold out lol

[Shizuka the Cat]

AVAILABLE:

 

QUESTIONABLE REPUTATION:

$191.38  price increased to $224.96 - Nin-Nin  https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/japanese-import-hobbies-toys-game-character/30406-macross-delta-vf-31e-siegfried-chuck-mustang-use-dx-chogokin--4573102556523.html

$279.90 - Kurama Shop  http://www.bandaionline.com/dx-chogokin-vf-31e-siegfried-chuck-mustang-custom-macross-delta-action-figure/

 

SOLD OUT:

18,400 yen - Nippon-Yasan  https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/27357-macross-delta-dx-chogokin-vf-31e-siegfried-chuck-mustang-custom.html

20,150 yen - Ami-Ami  https://www.amiami.com/eng/special/?page=FIGURE-045897

20,900 yen - Hobby Search  https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10589490

22,000 yen - CDJapan  http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/NEOGDS-321622

22,000 yen - Hobby Link Japan  https://hlj.com/dx-chogokin-vf-31e-siegfried-chuck-mustang-use-bans55652

22,000 yen - Anime Export  http://www.anime-export.com/product/42938

[Lolicon]

Sold out at AE.

[Chronocidal]

Wow, sold out already.. hope Bandai doesn't undercut the demand like the 31A.

[Shizuka the Cat]

Just now, spacemanoeuvres said:

AE sold out lol

Well... it WAS available for about 4 minutes.